OT: "esteemed scientists" Far be it from me to critique anyone's pursuit of science. I've not intention to do so. But I do think there are some relatively objective ways to assess if someone is an esteemed scientist. Copying their bio page is not one of them. Here are a couple of ways to get started: http://www.nasonline.org - search the member directory http://www.hhmi.org/research/search.html - enter a name http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm - search project investigator